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How to Pack for a Two-Week Trip With One Small Suitcase
Expert advice from professional travelers on what to bring and where to put it.
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Bud Harrelson, Shortstop on Championship Mets Teams, Dies at 79
An outstanding fielder, he helped the team win the 1969 and 1973 World Series and stayed with the Mets as a coach and, briefly, manager.
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This Is the Ultimate Chocolate Cake
I once read an interview with the French chef Alain Ducasse, in which he said: “Sugar is the enemy of chocolate.” Mr. Ducasse owns his own chocolate company, which makes extraordinary bars and truffles, so I’d be inclined to take his word for it ...
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Steve Garvey, Republican Former Baseball Player, Will Run for Senate in California
Mr. Garvey, 74, announced on Tuesday that he would enter the race for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat, running against at least three Democratic candidates.
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From a Capitol Hill Basement, Bannon Stokes the Republican Party Meltdown
The former Trump adviser has helped create the spectacle of G.O.P. dysfunction, using it to build his own following and those of the right-wing House rebels who took down Kevin McCarthy.
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Why Trump Is So Hard to Beat
The first Times/Siena poll of the G.O.P. primary shows he still commands a seemingly unshakable base of loyal supporters.
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Sports
A Reborn Team and a Star Who Never Wanted to Leave
Andrew McCutchen led the last successful era of Pittsburgh Pirates baseball. The veteran outfielder is back and thriving — and so is the team.
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Sports
The Mets Gets Some Bad News, but Walk Away With a Win
The ace right-hander Justin Verlander’s being put on the injured list will test the team’s depth, but Max Scherzer and the Mets’ bullpen were enough to beat Miami.
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Thanks to Their Versatility, the Mets Are Feeling Good
Edwin Díaz’s injury would crush some teams, but the Mets, with a deep and experienced roster, have remained optimistic.
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The Smell of Magic
In the third-century B.C. Greek epic poem the Argonautica, the sorceress Medea wields fragrance as a magical weapon: In order to steal the coveted Golden Fleece, which is guarded by a dragon, she lulls the creature to sleep with a scented potion ...
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